General info

Entity:
Madagascar
Capital:
Antananarivo
Population (2006-07-01):
18,595,469 (CIA)
Area:
587,040 sq.km.
Country code:
mg
Region:
Eastern Africa

Madagascar

Administrative units

administrative units capital area (sq.km.) population
1993-08-01
census		 population
2001
estimate
source: Institut National de la Statistique, Madagascar.
Antananarivo Antananarivo 58,283 4,031,103 4,580,788
Ambatolampy   1,755   215,544
Ambohidratrimo   1,402   235,514
Andramasina   1,370   139,217
Anjozorobe   3,714   145,410
Ankazobe   7,458   111,068
Antananarivo-Atsimondrano   369   292,057
Antananarivo-Avaradrano   617   207,942
Antananarivo-Renivohitra   88   903,450
Antanifotsy   3,005   278,741
Antsirabe I   144   160,356
Antsirabe II   2,241   333,979
Arivonimamo   1,627   260,261
Betafo   8,994   301,671
Faratsiho   2,034   165,327
Fenoarivo-Afovoany   7,761   82,402
Manjakandriana   1,660   202,771
Miarinarivo   2,818   181,218
Soavinandriana   1,856   147,217
Tsiroanomandidy   8,977   216,642
Antsiranana Antsiranana 43,056 1,059,200 1,188,425
Ambanja   6,328   125,056
Ambilobe   7,714   140,556
Andapa   4,444   147,772
Antalaha   7,085   186,322
Antsiranana I   222   73,491
Antsiranana II   6,025   71,416
Nosy-Be   242   36,636
Sambava   4,780   237,488
Vohimarina   8,204   169,687
Fianarantsoa Fianarantsoa 102,373 2,753,929 3,366,291
Ambalavao   5,151   190,012
Ambatofinandrahana   10,386   116,066
Ambohimahasoa   2,560   197,279
Ambositra   3,199   229,123
Befotaka   3,097   24,045
Fandriana   2,232   189,544
Farafangana   2,621   207,167
Fianarantsoa I   41   144,225
Fianarantsoa II   3,987   431,011
Iakora   4,633   29,987
Ifanadiana   3,958   136,899
Ihosy   17,358   106,591
Ikalamavony   9,166   56,148
Ikongo (Fort-Carnot)   3,272   107,748
Ivohibe   4,119   34,289
Manakara-Atsimo   2,961   235,764
Manandriana       90,693
Mananjary   5,245   233,697
Midongy-Atsimo   2,700   25,911
Nosy-Varika   3,925   177,817
Vangaindrano   4,861   210,028
Vohipeno   1,162   98,701
Vondrozo   2,953   93,547
Mahajanga Mahajanga 150,023 1,528,347 1,733,917
Ambato-boina   8,005   108,807
Ambatomainty   5,166   19,509
Analalava   4,380   89,917
Antsalova   7,195   30,062
Antsohihy   5,125   107,717
Bealanana   6,543   100,750
Befandriana-Avaratra   8,394   169,423
Besalampy   11,753   37,782
Boriziny (Port-Berger)   7,047   103,668
Kandreho   6,816   11,892
Maevatanana   11,085   106,624
Mahajanga I   92   135,660
Mahajanga II   4,390   46,790
Maintirano   10,031   52,700
Mampikony   4,611   84,375
Mandritsara   10,512   204,503
Marovoay   3,804   124,739
Mitsinjo   5,894   53,405
Morafenobe   6,976   20,475
Soalala   6,578   27,434
Tsaratanana   13,218   97,685
Toamasina Toamasina 71,911 2,241,299 2,593,063
Ambatondrazaka   6,077   240,123
Amparafaravola   3,815   212,922
Andilamena   7,405   41,135
Anosibe   2,590   84,982
Antanambao-Manampotsy   1,342   46,174
Fenoarivo-Atsinanana   3,365   240,595
Mahanoro   3,968   212,118
Mananara Avaratra   4,621   106,184
Maroantsetra   6,917   167,415
Marolambo   3,531   120,051
Moramanga   7,278   217,953
Nosy-Boraha (Sainte Marie)   222   16,325
Soanierana-Ivongo   4,814   99,373
Toamasina I   322   179,045
Toamasina II   4,816   168,388
Vatomandry   2,620   129,146
Vavatenina   2,826   151,833
Vohibinany (Brickaville)       159,301
Toliary Toliary 161,405 1,998,196 2,229,550
Amboasary-Atsimo   10,211   151,245
Ambovombe-Androy   5,829   183,734
Ampanihy   13,037   205,282
Ankazoabo-Atsimo   7,385   47,949
Bekily   5,097   124,764
Beloha   4,669   63,709
Belon'i Tsiribihina   7,573   52,674
Benenitra   4,912   26,316
Beroroha   7,210   39,241
Betioky-Atsimo   9,103   165,199
Betroka   13,315   134,771
Mahabo   13,863   86,383
Manja   8,725   56,532
Miandrivazo   12,545   82,447
Morombe   7,634   96,765
Morondava   5,648   80,586
Sakaraha   8,447   67,870
Taolanaro   5,276   213,270
Toliary I   39   101,661
Toliary II   6,776   184,256
Tsihombe   2,223   64,896
total   587,051 13,612,082 15,692,034

Main cities

name population
1988
estimate		 population
2001
estimate
Antananarivo 1,250,000 1,403,449
Fianarantsoa 300,000 144,225
Toamasina (Tamatave) 230,000 179,045
Antsiranana (Diego-Suarez) 220,000 ..
Mahajanga (Majunga) 200,000 135,660
Toliary 150,000 ..
Antsirabe 100,000 160,356
source: 1988 - "Länderbericht Madagaskar 1991", Statistisches Bundesamt, Germany.
source: 2001 - "Book of the Year, 2004", Encyclopedia Britannica.